www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Francesca Zambellohttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/francesca-zambello/?utm_medium=RSS2015-02-19T16:32:06-05:00Washington National Opera raising curtain on Poulenc's 'Carmelites'2015-02-19T16:32:06-05:00Emily Cary — Special to The Washington Timeshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/19/washington-national-opera-raising-curtain-on-poule/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Washington National Opera's premiere of Francis Poulenc's "Dialogues of the Carmelites" is set during the French Revolution, when Carmelite nuns were guillotined for refusing to renounce their faith. Sung in the composer's approved English translation by Joseph Machlis, the message of the tragedy resonates at a time when social unrest ...D.C. opera raises curtain with work inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez2014-09-20T12:18:32-04:00Roland Flamini - Special to The Washington Timeshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/20/dc-opera-raises-curtain-work-inspired-gabriel-garc/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>There are two ways to start an opera season: You can play it safe, going the Verdi-Puccini route of operatic favorites, or you can try to nudge audiences out of their comfort zone with something new.</p> <p>This season, the Washington National Opera chose the second option with a production of ...New artistic director Francesca Zambello pilots Washington National Opera's 'Show Boat'2013-05-03T14:49:09-04:00Roland Flamini - Special to The Washington Timeshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/3/new-artistic-director-francesca-zambello-pilots-wa/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The first-ever performance of "Show Boat," the Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein musical, was staged at Washington's National Theater in its pre-Broadway tryouts in the spring of 1927.</p> <p>Its plot threads of racism and addiction were daring at the time, and the chorus of 96 singers of mixed races onstage ...Berlioz's 'Troyens' revived at Metropolitan Opera2012-12-23T13:19:32-05:00RONALD BLUMhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/dec/23/berliozs-troyens-revived-at-metropolitan-opera/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) - Marcello Giordani struggled mightily, his top notes effortful and thin. It turned out the tenor's third performance of Aeneas in the Metropolitan Opera's revival of Berlioz's &quot;Les Troyens&quot; would be his last.</p><p>The Met announced Saturday that Giordani was withdrawing from the remaining four performances and was ...Francesca Zambello to direct National Opera in DC2012-09-13T11:32:51-04:00BRETT ZONGKERhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/13/francesca-zambello-to-direct-national-opera-in-dc/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington National Opera is naming Francesca Zambello as its permanent artistic director beginning in 2013, as the company continues to shift to new leadership following 15 years under famed tenor Placido Domingo.</p><p>Zambello's new role was announced Thursday. Last year, she was appointed artistic adviser as Domingo ...Opera companies find American musicals much to their liking2012-03-15T16:47:08-04:00Roland Flamini - Special to The Washington Timeshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/15/opera-companies-find-american-musicals-much-to-the/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>There's opera, and there are musicals, but whatever happened to "never the twain shall meet"?</p> <p>These days they do meet &mdash; in the Washington National Opera's forthcoming season and elsewhere &mdash; and world-class opera singers are happy to appear in them.</p> <p>The WNO's coming season includes a production of the ...National Opera plans to stage 'Ring' in 20162012-01-10T16:25:06-05:00Brett Zongkerhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/10/national-opera-plans-to-stage-ring-in-2016/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Washington National Opera, which recently merged with the Kennedy Center after struggling financially for years, announced an ambitious long-term agenda Tuesday, including plans to stage Wagner's complete "Ring" cycle in 2016.</p> <p>The company's five-year plan is capped by the commitment to present all four episodes of the "American Ring," 10 ...National Opera plans to stage 'Ring' cycle in 20162012-01-10T10:47:12-05:00BRETT ZONGKERhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/10/national-opera-plans-to-stage-ring-cycle-in-2016/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington National Opera, which recently merged with the Kennedy Center after struggling financially for years, announced an ambitious long-term agenda Tuesday, including plans to stage Wagner's complete &quot;Ring&quot; cycle in 2016.</p><p>The company's five-year plan is capped by the commitment to present all four episodes of the &quot;American ...Zambello advises National Opera as Domingo departs2011-05-25T11:04:13-04:00BRETT ZONGKERhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/25/zambello-advises-national-opera-as-domingo-departs/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington National Opera has appointed Francesca Zambello as the company's artistic adviser as famed tenor Placido Domingo steps down after 15 years with the opera.</p><p>The appointment announced Wednesday comes as the company merges with the Kennedy Center to provide stability after years of financial struggles. Zambello ...Zambello to advise National Opera2011-05-25T17:36:10-04:00Brett Zongker http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/25/zambello-to-advise-national-opera/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Washington National Opera announced Wednesday that it has appointed Francesca Zambello as the company's artistic adviser as famed tenor Placido Domingo steps down after 15 years with the opera.</p> <p>The company is merging with the Kennedy Center to provide stability after years of financial struggles. Ms. Zambello has worked ...